I suppose I’m a bit behind to be jumping in on this discussion, but I take a few days to process my thoughts. And what I’ve been mulling over, unfortunately, is how we got here. You can’t turn on the television or open the interwebs without headlines about Matt Lauer, Weinstein, Franken and more blaring in your face. Suddenly there’s …
Ever since I wrote Falling for Texas, I’ve wanted to write Jack and Janie’s story. They are secondary characters in that book that I so enjoyed writing. When we were with our dinner group one night, we began discussing how everyone met and started dating. Those stories inspired me to write The Start of Us. It’s a flashback novella, jumping …
Over the last month, Blythe and I have been working on organizing a giveaway and scheduling book sales for all of Kara’s ebooks. It’s all being hosted on the Mundane Faithfulness blog. I’ll put the link at the end of this one so you can pop over and check it out. But the interesting thing about all of this planning …
I’ve been spending a lot (maybe too much!) time with fictional characters lately. I wonder what they are doing while I’m at work. I hope I have their nuances right and that they’re likeable. If you hang out on my Facebook page, you know I’ve been asking some strange writing questions about cats and restaurants lately. And that I recently …
A few years ago, I gave up doing traditional Christmas cards. I wanted to. I tried. But it felt stressful instead of peaceful, and at the encouragement of a friend, I let it go. I felt guilty and sometimes still do, but mostly, I feel relieved. I love getting cards in the mail and sweet pictures from friends. It’s such …